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Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Tourism

Pennsylvania

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From the dramatic hills of Pittsburgh across rolling farmland and majestic forest to the narrow streets of colonial Philadelphia, Pennsylvania provides a wide range of experiences. The state reflects a rich history—from halcyon days as the seat of the American Revolution and a fledgling nation's first capital through its role as a leader in the country's transformation into an industrial powerhouse—and its role today as a leader in the health-care and pharmaceutical industries, a center for the arts, and a burgeoning tourist destination.

Pennsylvania has fascinating contrasts. A mostly rural state, it is home to t… Read More

wo large cities: Philadelphia, the nation's fifth largest and the regional center for the eastern portion of the state; and Pittsburgh, the focus for the western portion. Within a few hours' drive of the worldliness and sophistication of these cities, you can return to a simpler way of life. The winding country lanes and now-silent battlefields conjure up images of the Civil War, while in Lancaster, the horse and buggy is still a viable means of transportation, as today's Pennsylvania Dutch hew to the traditions of their ancestors.

Daniel M. Silva / Shutterstock10/83The Chew House, also known as Cliveden, in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, PA. Americans soldiers fought from inside of the house during the Battle of Germantown in the Revolutionary War

(c) Aneese | Dreamstime.com39/83Picton Castle, a 179’ long, 284-ton, three-masted barque sails in front of the Independence Seaport Museum (formerly the Philadelphia Maritime Museum) in the Penn's Landing complex along the Delaware River during Parade of Sails as part of Tall Ship

Daniel M. Silva / Shutterstock41/83The Chew House, also known as Cliveden, in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, PA. Americans soldiers fought from inside of the house during the Battle of Germantown in the Revolutionary War

(c) Olivierl | Dreamstime.com49/83National Memorial Arch monument dedicated to George Washington and the United States Continental Army in historic Valley Forge National Park near Philadelphia in Pennsylvania.

(c) Olivierl | Dreamstime.com50/83George Washington Headquarters of the American Revolutionary War Continental Army encampment in Isaac Potts field stone house scenic site at Valley Forge National Historical Park near Philadelphia in Pennsylvania.

(c) Reddy | Dreamstime.com53/83The Thompson-Neely House was used as a military hospital during the American Revolutionary War by General George Washington’s Continental Army. Located in Washington Crossing State Park, Pennsylvania.

(c) Jfeinstein | Dreamstime.com69/83The Wilbur Chocolate Company in Lititz, Pennsylvania, is famous for making foil-wrapped chocolate Wilbur Buds. The confection debuted in 1894 and is still being made. Photo taken on: August 08th, 2012

(c) Llmckinne | Dreamstime.com71/83MOUNT JOY, PA-NOVEMBER 19: This Amish family continues the tradition of “washing” on Monday and hanging their clothing on an old fashioned wash line on November 19, 2012 in Mount Joy, PA. Photo taken on: November 19th, 2012

Lissandra Melo / Shutterstock72/83HERSHEY, PA - JUNE 25: Hershey Chocolate World on June 25, 2011 in Hershey,PA USA. The factory has many attractions with making your own chocolate, 3D movies, trolley bus rides around Hershey City.